Protective effect of polysaccharides isolated from tremella fuciformis against radiation-induced damage in mice

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-360

  Xu, Wenqing ^a   Shen, Xiu ^a   Yang, Fujun ^a   Han, Ying ^a   Li, Ruifeng ^a   Xue, Dan ^a   Jiang, Chengfeng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberration; Hematopoietic system; Micronuclei; Radioprotection; Tremella fuciformis

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CHROMOSOMES; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; RADIATION;

BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COLONY FORMING UNITS; HAEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEMS; MICRONUCLEUS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; RADIOPROTECTION; TREATMENT GROUP; TREMELLUM FUCIFORMIS;

BLOOD;

MUS; TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS;

EID: 84863501384     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11073     Document Type: Article

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